Policy paper

UK support to Ukraine: factsheet

Updated 30 June 2025

Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine poses a serious threat to UK prosperity and security. We are proud to be a leading partner in providing vital support to Ukraine.

In total, the UK has committed £18.3 billion for Ukraine:

  • £13 billion in military support (including our £2.26 billion ERA Loan contribution)
  • £5.3 billion in non-military support  

Diplomacy

  • the UK, alongside France, is leading efforts to build a ‘Coalition of the Willing’ to defend any peace deal and support Ukraine’s future security

  • the UK-Ukraine 100 Year Partnership is fostering broader and closer collaboration across 9 key pillars, including defence and security, science and technology, and economy and trade (signed at leader-level on 16 January 2025)

  • both leaders announced the intention to restart our bilateral Strategic Dialogue this year. The inaugural meetings took place in 2021

  • the UK has supported UNGA resolutions condemning:
    • Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: 24 February 2025, 23 February 2023 and 2 March 2022
    • Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s critical energy infrastructure, including nuclear facilities: 24 July 2024
    • Russia’s attempted illegal annexation of 4 eastern Ukrainian regions: 12 October 2022
  • we regularly use the UN Security Council to condemn Russia’s attacks on Ukraine and reaffirm that Russian disinformation, false accusations and violations of UNSC resolutions will not deter our steadfast support for Ukraine. This included the Foreign Secretary using the UK’s November 2024 Council Presidency to mark 1,000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and reiterate the importance for the world of Putin failing
  • we use the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) as a forum to hold Russia accountable:

  • we use the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to show UK support for the IAEA’s efforts towards nuclear safety in Ukraine, particularly at ZNPP (Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant). We hold Russia directly accountable for the nuclear safety and security challenges Ukraine now faces, including from Russia’s missile strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid

Military

Non-military

  • the UK’s non-military commitments to Ukraine since the start of the invasion come to over £5.3 billion. This includes:

Humanitarian

Recovery and reconstruction

Energy

Sanctions

  • the UK has sanctioned over 2,500 individuals, entities and ships under the Russia sanctions regime, over 2,300 of which have been sanctioned since Putin’s full-scale invasion

  • the UK has now sanctioned 289 vessels forming part of Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ transporting Russian energy in violation of the Oil Price Cap. By some estimates, Russia has spent over $14 billion to establish the shadow fleet

  • UK, US and EU sanctions have denied Russia access to at least $450 billion since February 2022. By one estimate that’s equivalent to around 2 more years of funding for the invasion

  • sanctions are making it more costly for Putin’s war machine – Russia pays up to 6 times the price for dual-use items and the cost of components for the Russian defence sector has risen by 30% over 3 years compared to global prices

  • this government has imposed sanctions against:

War crimes and justice

Trade

Ukrainians in the UK

Contact: fcdo.correspondence@fcdo.gov.uk